We thought it would be fun to introduce out characters through a little evolution timeline :D
Here's Iyan's growth from 2021 till now >D
2021: His creation! There was a sudden boom in piglin oc's in our art circle at the time, and all of them were chronically ill or constantly dying of injury lmao, so a healer piglin was made to help them!
2022: He just kinda became more handsome?? Our affection for him grew and thus he got a glow up i guess xD This is also around the time we started dabbling in developing a story around Iyan, Gilt and Brun called Gilded Bones.
2024: We were heavy in the world-building part of crafting Gilded Bones this year, and had to make the daunting decision to change their coat colours to fit their species better, best decision we ever made ( •̀ v •́ )✧
2025: Most recently we started developing the style we want to draw Gilded Bones in, so the big man was due another revamp! He lost the bulk of his beard but gained a defined snout, magnificent greek god hair and a name tweek from Ivan to Iyan (～￣▽￣)～
We decided the name 'Ivan' didn't fit the piglin culture we were crafting for Gilded Bones. So after much debate, we changed it to Iyan (pronounced Ay-uhn). It sounds close to Iron, which we thought his caretakers would name him after for his rare light fur.